Jul 16 What we still don’t know about the attempt on Trump’s life By Ben Finley, Associated Press So far, details about the man who authorities say tried to kill former President Donald Trump amount to little more than a stick-figure drawing: a politically enigmatic loner who worked in a nursing home. Continue reading
Jul 14 A timeline of how the attempted assassination of former President Trump unfolded By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle. Here's what's known so far about the timeline… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:18 What happened during and after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert For the first time in more than four decades, someone who has been president of the United States was wounded in an assassination attempt. Former President Donald Trump’s injuries aren’t life-threatening, but Saturday’s shooting in Pennsylvania could make an already… Continue watching
Jul 14 Gunman pointed rifle at local officer before firing at Trump during rally, sources tell AP By Julie Carr Smyth, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Not long before shots rang out at Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the roof of a nearby building and warned local police, according to two law enforcement officials. Continue reading
Jul 14 Attendee killed at Trump rally was a former fire chief who shielded his family from gunfire By Associated Press The former fire chief who was killed at a Pennsylvania rally for Donald Trump spent his final moments diving down in front of his family, protecting them from the gunfire that rang out Saturday during an assassination attempt against the… Continue reading
Jul 14 The FBI named a suspect in the Trump assassination attempt. Here’s what we know By Michael Biesecker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburg suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed. Continue reading
Jul 14 5 things to know about the Trump rally shooting By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press The FBI early Sunday identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 14 Live updates: Officials say Trump rally shooter was 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania By Associated Press Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Officials said the man who opened fire was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Biden condemns shooting at Trump rally, ‘no place for this kind of violence’ By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Julie Carr Smyth, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press “There's no place in America for this type of violence,” President Joe Biden, who is running against Trump as the presumptive Democratic nominee, said in remarks. “It’s sick. It’s sick.”… Continue reading
Jul 13 Live updates: After apparent assassination attempt, Trump says he was shot in the ear but is fine By Associated Press The shooting, which killed two, is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say. Continue reading